the floodlights are beaming down on the players here at stamford bridge in west london my name
is derek ray and i'm joined for commentary by the former arsenal and west ham player stuart robson
and this is where it all starts in the uefa champions league the group stage
and match day one my goodness so much to look forward to
it is chelsea up against bayern munich well the first game of the group is so vital
you just can't get off to a losing start this could be a tight battle today derek
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and a look at the chelsea starting 11. edward mendy stands between the posts
as pini cueta plays alongside thiago silva in central defense and golo kante starts alongside
matteo kovacich in central midfield and in attack aiden azar starts alongside romelu lukaku
well here is the bayern side manuel neuer begins in goal alfonso davies in the full back positions
serge canavery starts with leroy zane in the wide positions and leading the attack today is robert
lewandowski it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
i thought they look as though they want to make the smooth couch
canada keeping it moving dynamically and just wide with a header
chill well kante now matteo kovich
chillwell head over towards the back post i'll dealt with that ball comfortably
sunny on the ball with alfonso davies well that's a really good authoritative tackle throw in here
mueller
and unfortunately for him he had worked his way into an offside position
and i think everybody in the ground could see that was always going to be offside
given away by chelsea good use of advantage by the referee in bayern's favor
rather than a free kick it's advantage chelsea
far from a smooth challenge now will the referee produce a card
well the card is out and it's yellow yeah it's clumsy and it's light definitely a yellow car
james tremendous block
sonny lewandowski now would have been a foul but instead advantage buyer
and they continue to advance and a lot of options here
no possibilities in the center a poor cross all things considered mount
azar
something to worry about here
they might be able to carve something out matteo covetics
they've been pushing for the opener and now they have it
well here it is again and credit to the goal scorer but you have to ask questions of the keeper
he's got to have that near post cover for me no wonder he's frustrated with himself
the ball moving again how will they react
jose this is robert lewandowski better win it back
well if you've already received a yellow card you surely want to stay away from that sort
of challenge well when you've already been booked stuart you've got to tread carefully
well that's not intelligent play is it he's lucky still to be on the field
well no surprise to see him go for a goal but a routine save in the end
what can chelsea do from this position but it fizzles out thanks to that piece of defending
counter attacking very much an option
and back with zane
at the far post but keeper's ball they'll be disappointed with that delivery
hazard
and chelsea have given us away
and a chance for him on the flank
canada it might appeal to mueller
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
well aiden azar the soda player just about any top club in world football would want
to have in their ranks and he's doing the job for his team and this one stuart
well derrick he took his goal well and was a constant threat throughout that first half
i thought he showed a lot of skill to get out of tight situations and he had a real impact on
the play and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
sunny
hunter goretzka lewandowski
what's going on here zane has it and a tidy tackle over the touch line for a throw-in
that's billy conte has it hazard
there could be trouble here he's already been cautioned
well taking on that shot and not missing by much well that would
have been an excellent goal but it means everything is still up for grabs here
well bayern have controlled the majority of possession but most of their passing has been
in deeper areas unless they start getting it into their front players with better quality
they'll struggle to turn this one around gives it a go wonderful goalkeeping from manuel neuer
and into the last 30 minutes now
mrs miller lewandowski beautifully disguised ball goetzka
takes the shot and he smacks it against the crossbar well i thought that was in
derek he struck it so sweetly plenty of power can't come much closer than that
lukaku
did well to win the ball back
kimmy
lewandowski now with kimmy might be able to set up the chance
oh moving it nicely
and the referee said
there's corner kick i've been getting two substitutes warmed up
oh tremendous header that time but the goalkeeper
was there well another corner following on from the last one
and played short luna in the middle
just 15 minutes remaining racing forward trying to catch them out
dante and that's fantastic goalkeeping to get across and deal with a danger
no sending us in well it has come to nothing
serge canavery
kimmy
the clock ticking time against bayern but still they could fight back
well these chelsea fans are making so much noise here the atmosphere is incredible
surely this must be inspiring those players to hang on
and across into the middle it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know
and crossed in there and still dangerous
well nothing untoward happened
aidan azar so three minutes of stoppage time it'll be and it wasn't a taxing save
three points on the board to begin the european campaign yeah it's so vital to
get off to a quick start in these group stages they'll be happy with the three points but now
they have to back it up in the next game six points and you're halfway there understandable
that the cameras should zoom in on aiden azar on the back of this yeah good performance and
a really critical goal to give them the lead they just couldn't cope with his movement today
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